WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HAZARA PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN?

The Hazaras are an ethnic minority native to the impoverished, mountainous region of central Afghanistan. They are thought to be descendants of the Mongol warlord Ghengi Khan- whose conquering army swept through the country in the 13th century- and speak Hazaragi, a farsi dialect. They account for approximately nine per cent of the country's 38m population, but consider themselves routinely discriminated against- a situation that briefly appeared to be improving when Hamid Karzai appointed six Hazara member to a recent cabinet but which now looks as bleak as ever with the return of Taliban rule. The militant have already tortured and killed several Hazarats this summer. According to international Amnesty - as the they swept through the country to take power in Kabul, but why are the minority being targeted once again?